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Well Toad, as you did not tell me whither you scorned my poetic effusions or not, I have
taken the liberty to inflict some more upon you; thinking you instead of scoffing at my
impertinence and presumption would give me all necessary...

Mentions his regiment getting ready "to go to Nashville," from whence he was sent to Johnsonville (Tenn.). He was present for the Battle of Johnsonville on Nov. 4-5, 1864. In this letter he is discussing pay says he "had to pay $1.50 for the...

Letter from Benjamin Yarbrough to his wife Mary Jane. He states that he left his camp to visit home but returned without trouble and "they never said a thing" about it. He also comments on the amount of money he will send home. Flag stationery.

The letter, wrtitten from the field, tells Julia of the death by a "vicious mob" of her husband, James White, near Marion, Va. The 13th Tenn. Cav. Regt., USA took part in the battle of Marion December 17-18, 1864. The battle resulted in a...

Three page letter begins, "This is our eighth day in the boonies, and tomorrow we might go back to Lai Khe." He writes of having been a squad leader for several days now ("8 men including myself") because of the illness of another sergeant.

Rev. John H. Hopkins, Burlington, Vt. to Episcopal Bishop Polk discusses continuance of ecclesiastical relations during the Civil War, including lengthy details on political matters. "Wars must cease, governments must change." Other than a "few...